OSHA Inspection: ROBERT SMITH

Issued

2014-02-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-03-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $400.00 · Current $400.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(c)(1): The employer did not certify to OSHA, within 10 calendar days after the abatement date, that the cited violation had been abated:  On November 5, 2013, Smith Remolding Services Incorporated was issued citations and the employer did not verify, through written certification that each citation was abated.  Abatement certification was not received for the following violations:      a.    Citation 1 Item 1, and  b.    Citation 1 Item 2, and c.    Citation 1 Item 3, and  d.    Citation 1 Iitem 4.

Issued

2014-02-06 00:00:00

Abate by

2014-03-26 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $400.00 · Current $400.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1903.19(d)(1): The employer did not submit to the Agency documents demonstrating that abatement is complete for each willful or repeat violation and for any serious violation for which the Agency indicates in the citation that such abatement documentation is required:  On November 21, 2013, Smith Remolding Services Incorporated, was issued citations and the employer did not verify, through documents that each citation was abated.  Abatement documentation was not received for the following violations:       a.    Citation 1 Item 1, and  b.    Citation 1 Item 2, and  c.    Citation 1 Item 3, and d.    Citation 1 Item 4.

Issued

2013-11-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-11-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $2000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.20(b)(2): The employer did not provide frequent and regular inspections of the job site, materials, and equipment by a competent person:    Employees were exposed to fall hazards and eye injuries while performing construction activities and a competent person had not performed frequent and regular safety inspections of the construction site to identify and eliminate the hazards.

Issued

2013-11-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-11-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2000.00 · Current $2000.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.102(a)(1): Eye and face protective equipment was not used when machines or operations presented potential eye or face injury:    Employees were using a pneumatic nail gun to install roofing material and did not have safety glasses on while operating the pneumatic nail gun.

Issued

2013-11-05 00:00:00

Abate by

2013-11-18 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2800.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.501(b)(1): Each employee on a walking/working surface (horizontal and vertical surface) with an unprotected side or edge which is 6 feet (1.8 m) or more above a lower level shall be protected from falling by the use of guardrail systems, safety net systems, or personal fall arrest systems:    Employees were exposed to a fall hazard of approximately 20 feet while installing roofing material and no fall protection was being used.

Issued

2013-11-05 00:00:00

Penalty

Initial $2800.00 · Current $2800.00

General-duty citation text

29 CFR 1926.1053(b)(1): Portable ladders were used for access to an upper landing surface and  the ladder side rails did not extend at least 3 feet (0.9 m) above the upper landing surface to which the ladder was used to gain access:    Employees were exposed to a fall hazard up to approximately 20 feet when using a ladder to access the roof and the side rails did not extend at least 3 feet above the landing surface.